Brachycoryna longula
| Brachycoryna longula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Brachycoryna |
| Species: | B. longula |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachycoryna longula Weise, 1907 | |
Brachycoryna longula is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from the United States (Arizona, California, Nevada) and Mexico (Baja California).
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2.25-3.1 mm. They have a dark metallic green head and the pronotum is yellow with a black line and sometimes other brownish-yellow markings. The elytron is reddish-yellow or yellow with brownish-yellow markings.[4]
Biology
[edit]The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Hymenoclea monogyra, Ambrosia dumosa and Mimosa pigra.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Brachycoryna longula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ "Brachycoryna longula". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ "Brachycoryna longula species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ Staines, C. L. Jr. (1986). "A Revision of the genus Brachycoryna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)". Insecta Mundi. 1 (4): 231–241. ISSN 0749-6737.
- ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Staines, C. L. Jr. (1986). "A Revision of the genus Brachycoryna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)". Insecta Mundi. 1 (4): 231–241. ISSN 0749-6737.
- Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.